In The Forest Near A Waterfall, There Is A Young Sabertooth Tiger Cub Named, Luna.

Luna Is A Grayish White With Black Stripes On Her Legs, And She Has Purple Eyes.

(Pretend She Doesn't Have Spots And Ignore The Right Side)

While She Was Walking, She Heard Someone Talking.

"So, She Picked A Hair Off My Shoulder And Says, 'If You Gonna Have An Extra Mating Dance, At Least Pick A Female With The Same Pelt', Right?" A Voice In Front Of Her Said..

When She Looked In Front Of Her, She Saw A Sloth And A Mammoth.

"And I Thought, 'Whoa. She's Gonna Go Praying Mantis On Me', You Know What I'm Saying?" The Sloth Asked.

"Look, If You Find A Mate, You Should Be Loyal. In Your Case, Grateful." The Mammoth Advised, Not Looking At The Sloth. "Now, Get Away From Me."

"Well, I Think Mating For Life Is Stupid." Sid Gave His Opinion, Taking A Bite Of An Apple He Picked From A Tree And Tossing It Behind Him. "I Mean, There's Plenty Of Sid To Go Around-"

"The Mammoth's Got A Point, You Know." Luna Said, Smirking.

The Sloth And The Mammoth Turned Around To See Luna.

"Sorry. Didn't Mean Eavsedrop. I Couldn't Help Myself." Luna Apologized.

"Who Are You, You Little Kitty?" The Sloth Cooed.

"First Of All, Don't Call Me Kitty. If You Do, I Won't Hesitated To Hurt You. And Second, Luna's The Name. Wondering Alone's My Game." Luna Stated.

"Well, I'm Sid And This Big Guy Over Here Is Manny." Sid Introduced.

"Nice To Meet You Two." Luna Said.

"What's A Kid Like You Doing Out Here?" Manny Asked.

"Eh. You Know, Going Somewhere To Have Peace And Quiet. Being Around Mammals Is Terrible." Luna Said.

"Tell Me About It." Manny Agreed.

"Not Helpin-" Sid Was Cut Off When He Bumped Into Manny's Hind Leg.

"Manny?" Sid Called, Staring At The Frozen Mammoth.

Luna Walked Up And Stared At Manny, Seeing His Eyes Wide And Locked Onto Something Before Them.

Luna Raised Her Eyebrow And Followed His Gaze, Freezing In Her Place As Well, Gasping At What She Saw.

"Manny? Luna?" Sid Asked Before Looking Ahead To See What The Two Were Staring At.

The Sloth Also Froze In Shock Upon To Seeing A Female Human In The River Before Them, Holding Onto A Log With Something In Her Arms.

The Female Looked Up And Caught Sight Of The Three Animals, Letting Go Of The Log To Grab Onto A Rock That Connected To The Land. The Human Pulled Herself Up And Pushed The Bundle In Her Arms Closer To The Mammals, But It Began To Roll Back To Her.

Only Until Manny Reached Out And Grabbed The Bundle With His Trunk, Giving An Assuring Glance To The Human, And Earning An Exhausted But Thankful Smile In Return Before She Lowered Her Head Onto The Ground, Tiredly.

The Trio Came Around The Bundle As Manny Flipped It Over, Revealing The Face Of A Human Baby Boy. It's Eyes Blinked Open And A Smiled Formed It On His Face Seeing The Animals Before Him.

"Look At That. He's Okay." Sid Murmured, Giving A Relieved Look To His Friends.

The Baby Let Out A Quiet Coo, Making The Sloth Smile Before He Looked Up, His Smile Dropped To See That The Baby's Mother Gone.

Luna Gasped, Stepping Forward And Looking Out At The River, Knowing Only One Thing That Could've Happened.

"She's Gone." Luna Whispered In Disbelief.

As Sid And Luna Stared Sadly Out At The River, Manny, However, Began To Walk Away, Seeming Unaffected.

"Manny, Aren't You Forgetting Something?" Sid Asked.

"No." Manny Replied, Bluntly.

"But-But You Just Saved Him." Sid Pointed Out, Gesturing The Baby.

"Yeah, Well, I'm Still Trying To Get Rid Of The Last Thing I Saved." Manny Stated, Matter Of Factly.

"But You Can't Leave Him Here." Sid Said Before Bending Down And Picking Up The Baby.

Sid Looked Around, Finding A Waterfall, With Clouds Of Smoke Forming Above It.

"Look! There's Smoke! That's His Herd Right Up The Hill." Sid Said, Pointing To The Smoke.

Luna Followed His Gesture With An Unsure Look On Her Face.

"We Should Return Him." Sid Stated.

The Sloth Began To Walk After Manny But Came To An Abrupt Stop When The Mammoth Came Up To His Face With An Annoyed Expression.

"Let's Get This Straight. There Is No We. There Never Was A We. In Fact, Without Me, There Wouldn't Even Be A You!" Manny Said.

Sid And Luna Backed Up From Manny, Slightly Shocked At His Response.

"Just... Up The Hill..." Sid Weakly Mumbled.

"Listen Very Carefully: I'm... Not... Going!" Manny Stressed, Using His Trunk To Imitate His Words.

Sid Narrowed His Eyes At Him And Turned Around.

"Fine! Be A Jerk! I'll Take Care Of Him."Sid Announced, Making His Way To The Waterfall.

Luna Raised An Eyebrow At The Sloth's Determination.

"Uh... I'm Not Sure That's A Good Idea." Luna Said To Herself, Following The Sloth.

"It's Not." Manny Agreed, Walking Behind Her. "Yeah, He'll Take Care Of Him. You Can't Even Take Care Of Yourself!" Manny Yelled The Last Part To Sid. "This I Gotta See."

"I'll Return You. We Don't Need That Meany-Weeny Mammoth, Do We? No, We Don't." Sid Said To The Baby.

The Two Watched As Sid Came Up To The Wall Of The Fall's, Pausing For A Minute Before Looking Back At The Mammoth And The Saber Cub With A Suddenly Unsure Face. Manny And Luna Looked Up The Fall's, Smugly Smirking As They Gestured For The Sloth To Go Up.

Sid Took A Deep Breath And Turned Back To The Wall, Performing A Few Hops To Reach A Ledge But Failing Each Time. He Quickly Sent A Look Back To The Other Make Sure They Weren't Mocking Him Before Preparing Himself And Jumping Up High Enough To Grab The Ledge. He Grunted In Effort And Pulled Himself Up, Setting His Feet On The Side Walls Looking To Reach At Another Ledge Above Him. He Stretched Himself Up, His Claws Narrowly Skimming The Edge... When His Foot Slipped, Making His Head Land On The Side Of The Wall.

Luna And Manny Are Now Standing Under The Sloth At The Wall.

"He's An Embarrassment To Nature, You Know That Right?" Luna Asked, Rhetorically.

"Oh, I Know. For Someone Who's Young, You're Pretty Smart." Manny Commented.

"This Is Cake. I'm Fine! I'm Fine... I'm Gonna Die..." Sid Mumbled The Last Part To Himself, Already Regretting His Decision.

But He Kept Going And Climbed Even Higher OntoAnother Rock. He Only Stopped When He Felt The Baby Squirming In His Arms, Feeling Him Slip Out Of His Wrap. Just As The Baby Fell, Sid Quickly Caught Him With His Foot, The Baby Giggled As He Did.

"Manny!" Sid Cried, Panicking.

Manny And Luna's Eyes Widened As The Baby Fell From Sid's Grasp, Down To Them. Manny Held His Trunk To Catch Him When A Sudden Figure Jumped In, Another Saber, Grabbing The Baby Before Manny Had The Chance To. The Baby Let Out A Squeal Of Surprise And Fear And The Saber Turned Around, Looking For A Way To Escape.

Luna Gasped And Snarled At The Saber.

Manny Smacked The Saber Upside On The Head, Knocking The Baby Away From His Mouth Into Manny's Trunk.

The Saber Let Out An Angry Growl, Swiping His Claws At The Mammoth, Which Manny Responded With An Intimidating Glare And Another Growl In Return.

Seeing This, The Saber Eased Up, Clearing His Throat.

Um, That Pink Thing Is Mine." He Said, Pointing To The Baby.

"No. Actually, That Pink Thing Belongs To Us." Sid Corrected As He Climbed Down When His Foot Slipped Again, Hitting His Head Against Each Side Of The Wall Before Landing Flat On His Face.

"Us?" The Saber Asked, Raising A Brow, Staring At The Two In Surprise And Distaste, "You Two Are A Bit Of An Odd Couple."

Manny And Luna Glared At Sid As He Set The Baby Down.

"There Is No Us! And I Know For A Fact That The Pink Thing Sure Doesn't Doesn't Belong To You!" Luna Stated.

The Saber Finally Noticed Luna, Who Glared At Him. The Saber Tilted His Head.

"I See. Can't Have Your Own, So You Want To Adopt. And, Of All Things, You Chose A Human And A Saber? Odd Choices." The Saber Said, Thoughtfully.

"Look, We're Sorry To Interrupt Your Snack, But We Gotta Go." Sid Stated, Pulling The Baby Protectively.

"The Baby? Please." The Male Saber Said, Jumping Off The Rock He Was On To Come Closer. "I Was Returning Him To His Herd."

Luna And Sid Couldn't Help But Scoff In Disbelief At This.

"Oh, Yeah. Nice Try, Bucktooth!" Sid Exclaimed In Disbelief But Forze When The Tiger Came Down The Rock To Get Into The Sloth's Face.

"You Callin' Me A Liar?" He Asked, Threateningly.

"I Didn't Say That." Sid Quietly Mumbled, His Eyes Glancing At The Saber Cub And The Mammoth Beside Him, Silently Begging For Help.

"You Were Thinkin' It." The Sber Lowly Growled.

Sid Leaned Closer To His Friends, Raising A Claw To His Mouth.

"I Don't Like This Cat. He Reads Minds." Sid Whispered To Them.

Luna Stood And Backed Up Slightly When The Saber Came Closer, Still Feeling Tense When He Glanced At Her Again Before Straightening Himself.

"Name's Diego, Friend." The Saber, Diego Introduced Himself To Manny.

"Manfred. And I'm Not Your Friend." Manny Rudely Stated As Sid Picked The Baby Up And Moved Beside Him.

"Fine, Manfred." Diego Mocked The Mammoth's Name In The Same Rude Tone Manny Used, Watching Sid And The Baby In His Arms. He Gave Another Quick Glance To Luna, Still Confused As To Why She Was There Before Turning Back To Manny.

"If You're Lookin' For The Humans, You're Wasting Your Time. They Left This Morning." He Informed Them.

"Thanks For The Advice. Now Beat It." Manny Finished With Narrowed Eyes Before Turning To Sid And Speaking In A Quieter Tone, "Alright, I'll Help You Bring It To Its Herd, But Promise Me You'll Leave Me Alone After That." He Seethed To The Sloth, Beginning To Walk Away.

Luna Stayed In Her Place, Carefully Watching The Saber As He Stared At The Leaving Mammoth. She Stepped Back A Little When His Gaze Moved To Set On Her, A Serious Yet Curious Look In His Eyes. She Backed Up Slightly Before Turned Around And Following Behind Her Two Odd Friends As They Continued Their Discussion.

"Okay, Okay, Deal!" Sid Whispered Back As He Followed Manny. "What Is Your Problem?"

"You Are My Problem." Manny Answered With No Hesitation.

"Well, I Think You're Just Stressed, And That's Why You Eat Too Much." Sid Suggested. "I Mean, It's Hard To Get Fat On A Vegan Diet."

"I'm Not Fat!" Manny Defended Himself. "It's All This Fur. It Makes Me Look... Poofy."

Luna Stiffened Her Laughter At Their Weird Argument, Her Smile Growed A Little When she Saw The Baby Looking Back At Diego With A Smile, Waving Goodbye.

"All Right, You Have Fat Hair. But When You're Ready To Talk, I'm Here." Sid Stated.

The Cub Shook Her Head In Amusement At Sid's Comment When She Tensed At Hearing Footsteps Running Behind Her. She Went To Look Back When Diego Quickly Came Up Beside Her.

"What Are You Doing?" He Asked Her, Curiously.

Luna's Ears Fell Back, Feeling A Little Intimidated By The Male Saber.

"Uh... Nothing? What- What Are You Doing?" She Asked Back, Hoping To End The Conversation.

Diego Sighed At Her Little Comeback.

"I Meant, Where Are You Going?" Diego Asked.

"With Them." Luna Simply Answered, Gesturing To The Mammoth And Sloth Walking Ahead Of Them.

"Why?" Diego Asked Again.

"Cause I Want To? I Don't Know." She Shrugged. "Stop Talking To Me." Luna Said, Almost Sounding Like Manny, Starting To Walk Away Again.

But Diego Kept Following Beside Her.

"Why aren't You In Your Pack?" Diego Questioned.

Hearing The Question, Luna Freezed In Her Place.

"Uh... I Left Them." She Hesitantly Said, Continuing To Walk.

"Really?" Diego Asked, Unconvinced. "A Cub Your Age And Size, Decided To Her Her Own Pack And Fend For Yourself?"

"Uh, Yeah, Uh, I- I Got Bored With The Pack Life And Wanted To Make My Own, Y-You Know, Find Some Adventure, So, I Left." Luna Contined.

"Why Don't I Believe That?" Diego Mused, Making Her Sigh.

"You Don't Have To Believe That, It's My Life, Meaning You Don't Have To Know All The Details, So... Just Mind Your Own Business." Luna Quickened Her Pace, Trying To Avoid The Saber And Catch Up With Manny And Sid.

"Well, Why Don't You Come With Me?" Diego Suddenly Asked, Making Luna Freeze Again.

Luna Slowly Turned Her Head Back, "What?"

Diego Shrugged, "Come With Me. You Can Join My Pack, Be With Your Own Kind." Diego Offered, Sounding Like He Meant It. "If You Actually Got Bored With Your Old Pack Life, I Can Guarantee You Won't Get Bored With Ours. Plus, We'll Be Able To Take Better Care Of You Than Those Two Oddballs Over There."

Luna Glanced Back To Manny And Sid, Wondering What She Should Do. She Thought To Herself For A Few Seconds, Glancing At The Two Leaving Mammals Ahead And The Saber Behind Her, Awaiting Her Answer.

Up Ahead, Manny Did A Quick Glance Around Him, Stopping When He Realized That One Mammal Was Missing From The Herd. He Looked Back To See Luna Behind Them, A Few Steps Ahead Of Diego, Who Had A Patient Look On His Face.

"Hey, Kid! You Coming With Us Or Staying With Him?" Manny Called Her. Making Her Snap From Her Thoughts.

Luna Looked Back At The Saber Once More, Finally Making her Decision.

"I Appreciate The Offer... But I Think I'll Stick With Them. Besides, All Saber Packs Are The Same." Luna Said.

With That Being Said, Luna Jogged Ahead To Catch Up With Her Friends, Leaving Diego Behind. The Male Saber Silently Growled, Frustrated At His Decreased Chances, Staring Angrily At The Trio Before Turning Around And Setting His Own Path To Follow, Secretly Planning On How To Retrieve The Baby.

***

"What Are You Doin'? Just Drop It On The Ledge." Manny's Voice Said, Where The Three Mammals Were Hidden Underneath The Ledge Of A Cliff.

Sid Promptly Picked Up The Baby And Gently Tossed Him Over The Edge Where The Animals Sttod Below. With The Trio Behind, The Baby Started Crawling Towards His Home.

"Shouldn't We Make Sure They Found Him?" Sid Asked, Curiously.

Luna Made A Mischievous Smirk On Her Face.

"Good Idea. Manny, Wanna Do The Honors?" Luna Asked.

"Gladly." Manny Answered.

Sid Knew What That Meant.

"No, No, No! Wait, Wait, Wait, Wait! Aah!" The Sloth Protested As Manny Lifted Him Up With His Trunk And Threw Him Over The Edge.

Luna Stiffened Her Laughter To Keep Herself From Laughing While Manny Silently Chuckled.

"Don't Spear Me!" Sid Cowered In Fear, Hiding His Eyes Before Looking Up When Nothing Happened To Him. "Ohh, This Is A Problem."

The Two Mammals Appeared Behind The Sloth.

"Now What?" Manny Asked As The Sight Of The Human's Camp Came To View. "Oh, That's Perfect!" Manny Exclaimed, Sarcastically. Seeing How The Camp Was Now Empty And Slightly Disheveled.

"You Have Got To Be Kidding Me!" Luna Shouted.

The Baby Tries To Touch Something Up High But Then Trips And Then Crawls And Hides In The Bowl As Sid Approaches. Luna Walked Around The Abandoned Campsite In Awe, Never Actually Having Seen One This Up Close Before. Manny Walked Around The Campsite, Checking Out What Was Left Of The Campsite. Tents Were Destroyed And Objects Were Scattered Everywhere. Manny Stopped When The Baby Looked Into Where He Slept Last Night. Reminding Him Of His Mother, He Cuddled With It Before Turning To Manny. Manny And Luna Looked Down On The Baby Somberly As Roshan Slid Into His Basket Again.

"I Told You They Were Gone." A Familiar Voice Spoke, And Luna Looked Up To see Diego Standing On The Bed, Looking Over The Camp.

"Well, Look Who It Is." Manny 'Greeted' The Saber Asking, "Don't You Have Some Poor, Defenseless Animal To Disembowel?"

"Oh, They Couldn't Be Far." Sid Muttered, Coming Up From Behind The Tree. "I Mean, They Went This Way, Or- Or This Way, Or-"

"You Don't Much About Tracking, Do You?" Luna Asked, Though It Sounded Like A Statement.

"Hey, I'm A Sloth!" Sid Exclaimed As He Picked Up A Twig, Snapping It In Half. "I See A tree, Eat A Leaf. That's My Tracking."

"We Didn't Miss Them By Much. The Fire Pit's Warm Enough To Touch. And By The Looks Of It, The Fire Was Put Out About Two Hours Ago, And By The Way The Camps In Shambles, I'd Say They Were Attacked By Something." Luna Inspected.

Diego Stiffen Slightly As He Agrees And Picked Up A Twig Near Him And Examined It. "It's Still Green. They Headed North Two Hours Ago."

Sid Put The Two Twigs In His Mouth, Mocking The Saber And The Cub, "Hey, It's Still Green. They Headed North Two Hours Ago."

Roshan Giggled At Sid's Impersonation When The Baby Suddenly Fell Back On A Stick, Launching A Fish Right Into Manny's Face. Luna Put Her Paw Over Her Mouth To Hide Laughter.

"You Don't Need This Aggravation." Diego Said, Walking Closer Behind The Baby As The Fish Slowly Fell From Manny's Face. "Give Me The Baby." He Pulled Roshan Closer To Him. "I Can Tracker The Humans Down A Lot Faster Than The Cub Can."

"You Know, This 'Cub' Has A Name." Luna Glared At Diego As She Grabbed Roshan And Pulled Him Closer To Her.

Diego Sighed In Irritation And Glared Back. "Really? And What Would That Be, Seeing I Didn't Get It The First Time?"

"Luna" Luna Replied, Confidently, Which Made Diego Scoffed Slightly At It.

"Luna? Really?" Diego Asked.

"Yes, Really." Luna Spat. "And You're Just A Good Citizen Helping Out, Right, Oh, Mister 'Faster Tracker Than I'?"

"I Just Know Where The Humans Went." Diego Replied, Pulling Roshan Back To Him.

"Glacier Pass." Luna Stated, Looking Out In The Distance At The Glacier Formations Far Away. "Everybody Knows As Well As I Do They Have A Settlement On The Other Side." She Then Reached Over And Pulled The Baby Back To Her, Earning Another Glare From The Male Saber.

"Well, Unless You Know How To Get There, You're Never Gonna Reach Them Before The Pass Closes Up With Snow. Which Should Be, Like, Tomorrow." Diego Practically Sneered At The Cub, Earning A Irritated Growl Form Her. "So, You Can Give That Baby To Me, Or Get Lost In The Blizzard. It's Your Choice." He Stated Towards Manny, Pulling An Innocent Look.

Luna Cast An Unsure Glance Towards Manny When He Grabbed The Baby With His Trunk, Seemingly About To Hand Him To Diego When He Dropped Him Into The Sloth's Arms.

"There's Your Little Bundle Of Joy. We're Returning It To The Humans." Manny Stated, Finality In His Tone.

Sid Smugly Smirked At The Saber.

"Aww, The Big, Bad Tigey Wigey Gets Left Behind." Sid Cooed In A Baby Voice And Started Petting Diego's Nose, Earning A Quiet Growl And Glare From The Male Saber. "Poor, Tigey Wigey."

"Sid." Manny Called Him. "Tigey Wigey's Gonna Lead The Way."

It Was Diego's Turn To Smirk As Sid's Eyes Widened And He Quickly Retracted His Claws, Stumbling Over To Manny, "Uh-Uh, Manny, Can- Can I Talk To You For A Second?"

"No!" Manny Immediately Answered, Looking Back At The Sloth. "The Sooner We Find The Humans, The Sooner I Get Rid Of Mr. Stinky Drool Face, And The Baby, Too."

Luna Quietly Groaned At This, Rolling Her Eyes, But Tensed When She Felt Diego's Presence Right Behind Her.

"Looks Like I'll Be Sticking With You A Little Longer Than You Thought, Kid." He Lowly Stated, Standing Beside Her. "So, You Better Watch Your Tone Around Me, 'Cause Although You May Be Young, I'm Not Afraid To Put You In Your Place, Cub."

With That, Diego Left Her Standing There, Quietly Growled And Glaring Daggers As She Watched The Male Saber Leave.

Diego Walked Up To Sid.

"You Won't Always Have Jumbo Around To Protect You." The Male Saber Circled Sid. "And When That Day Comes, I Suggest You Watch Your Back... 'Cause I'll Be Chewing On It." Diego Threatened.

"Hey, Uber Tracker! Up Front, Where I Can See You." Manny Called Out To Diego.

Luna Started To Follow Them When She Passed By Sid, Who Had A Terrified Expression On His Face.

"Help... Me..." Sid Begged.

***

The Group Of Four Had Managed To Journey For A Good Couple Hours With Everything In Peaceful Silence. That Is, Until The Baby Started Crying Not Too Long After, As They Started Making Their Way Through The Rocky Terrain.

 The Four Each Had Looks Of Exasperation On Their Faces As The Baby Continued Crying Its Head Off.

"You Gotta Make It Stop!" Manny Groaned "I Can't Take It Anymore!"

"I've Eaten Things That Didn't Complain As Much!" Diego Snapped, His Ears Pressed To His Head As A Way To Block Out The Noise.

Luna Rolled Her Eyes, Her Ears Pressed Down Like Diego's, Shaking Her Head At The Males' Cluelessness. Being The Youngest Of The Four And The Only Female, She Knew Exactly What Was Wrong With The Human.

"He Won't Stop Squirming!" Sid Cried, Holding The Baby Upside Down As He Kicked At The Sloth's Face.

"You're Holding It Wrong!" Diego Angrily Pointed Out.

"Watch Its Head!" Manny Shouted.

"Sid, Just Put The Baby Down!" Luna Snapped, Extremely Done With The Sloth's Stupidity.

"Jeez, 'Pick Him Up, Pick Him Down...' Myamyamyam!" Sid Mumbled To Himself As He Placed The Baby Laying Down On The Rock.

"Its Nose Is Dry!" Diego Exclaimed, Taking A Place Next To Sid By The Rock.

"That Means Something's Wrong With It." Sid Pointed Out In A Obvious Tone, Pointing A Claw At The Baby.

Luna Sighed Disappointedly At Them And Rolled Her Eyes Again.

"Someone Should Lick It. Just In Case." Diego Said, Earning A Confused Look From The Cub.

"I'll Do It!" Sid Eagerly Volunteered.

"Hey, He's Wearing One Of Those Baby Thingies!" Manny Pointed Out As Sid Stuck Out His Tongue To Actually Lick The Baby, "So?" The Sloth Asked, Lisping.

"So, If He Poops, Where Does It Go?" Manny Continued, Making A Disgusted Look Come Onto The Two Saber's Faces.

Sid Quickly Retracted His Tongue At This, Holding The Baby Away From Him.

"Humans Are Disgusting." Sid Stated.

"Ugh, Tell Me About It." Luna Mumbled And Diego Nodded In Agreement

"Okay, You." Manny Said, Poking Sid In The Chest With His Trunk. "Check For Poop."

"Hey, Why Am I The Poop Checker?" Sid Asked, Not Happy With His Job.

Luna Sat Down Beside The Rock, Ready To Jump In But Decided To Wait So She Can See What Plays Out.

At Sid's Question, Manny Leaned Close Into The Sloth's Face, Listing In A Threatening Tone.

"Because Returning The Runt Was Your Idea, Because You're Small And Insignificant And Because I'll Pummel You If You Don't." Manny Said.

Sid Backed Up As Manny Got Closer, Fear Forming On His Face.

"Why Else?" He Hestitantly Asked.

"Now! Sid!" Manny Ordered, Making The Sloth Slip From Under Him And Go By The Baby.

Then, He Began On His 'Poop Checking', Starting To Change The Baby. "Ew! Yuck! Ew! I Mean, My Goodness!" He Dramatically Exclaimed, Taking The Baby's Diaper Off, Backing Up.

"Alright, Look Out, Look Out, Coming Through." Sid Warned, Walking About With The Diaper In His Claws, Waving It In The Other Mammal's Face.

"Hey, Watch Out!" Manny Yelled.

"If That Thing Touches Me, I Am GonnaBe So Mad At You!" Luna Said.

"Stop Waving That Thing Around!" Diego Snapped As He And Luna Backed Up When Sid Came Over.

"Is It Wrong That I Want To Kill Him?" Luna Asked Diego.

"No, Kid. No, It Is Not." Diego Answered.

"Ooh, Ooh! I'm Gonna Slip!" Sid Exclaimed, A Mischievous Smile Coming On His Face. "Whoa!" He Yelled, Flinging The Diaper In The Air, Falling Towards Manny. The Mammoth's Eyes Widened As The Diaper Fell Flat On His Face, Making A Sound Of Disgust Before Grabbing The Diaper Tossing It Off, Revealing It To Be Empty.

"It's Clean! Gotcha!" Sid Laughed, Holding The Baby.

Manny Hit Sid Over The Head.

"Will You Cut That Out?" Manny Snapped, When The Baby Started Laughing At Sid's Daze Face.

Once The Sloth Shook His Head Back No Normal, The Baby Started Crying Again.

"Hey, Do That Again!" Diego Suggested, Smirking. "He Likes It!"

Manny Repeated His Previous Action, Hitting The Sloth's Head, Making The Baby Laugh Once More.

"It's Making Me Feel Better, Too." Manny Smiled.

Sid Had Enough Of This And Walked Over To The Sabers, Holding The Baby Out To Them.

"Here, You Hold It." Sid Said Before Diego Whacked Him Upside The Head, Making The Baby Laugh Again Before Trying Mimic The Others In Hitting The Sloth.

Sid Had Enough So He Grabbed The Baby's Hand And Set Him Back Down On The Rock, The Little Human Starts Crying Again.

Diego Climbed Up On The Rock, "Here, Turn Him Towards Me."

Diego Covered His Eyes With His Paws, "Where's The Baby?" He Asked Before Showing His Face. "There He Is!" The Baby Stopped Crying And Just Looked At Him, Confused. "Where's The Baby? There He Is!" Diego Said In A Scary Voice, Making The Baby Cry Even Worse.

Manny Stopped Diego By Hitting Him.

"Stop It! You're Scaring Him!" Manny Said.

"Ya'll Do Know The Reason Why The Baby's Crying Is Because He's Hungry, Right?" Luna Asked.

The Three Males Looked At Her, Confused. While The Three Mammals Looked At Her, The Baby Stopped Crying When He Heard His Stomach Grumbling.

"I Bet He's Hungry!" Sid Stated As He Snapped His Claws In Realization.

Luna Had An Extremely Done Look On Her Face, With Her Ears Flat, Saying With Intense Sarcasm, "No, Sid, Really? I Did Not Know About That."

"You Knew All Along?" Manny Asked.

Luna Nodded In Confirment.

"Why Didn't You Say Anything?" Diego Asked.

"Ya'll Never Asked, Idoit." Luna Sighed. "We Need To Find Him Something To Eat."

"How 'Bout Some Milk?" Manny Suggested.

"Ooh, I'd Love Some!" Sid Smiled, Completely Misinterpreting What Manny Said.

"Not You!" Diego Snapped At The Sloth. "That Baby!"

"Well, I Ain't Exactly Lacating Right Now, Pal!" Sid Shot Back, Getting Into The Saber's Face.

"You're A Little Low On The Food Chain To Be Mouthin' Off!" Luna Yelled Back At The Stupid Sloth As The Three Were Face To Face Arguing, The Baby Carried On Crying And Screaming.

Eventually, Manny Had Enough.

"ENOUGH!" Manny Yelled As Her Words Echoed Throughout The Land, Silencing Everybody.

Just Then, Rustling Was Heard Nearby, And The Four Mammals Turned Their Gazes To A Bush When A Watermelon Suddenly Dropped Out Of It.

"Food!" Sid And Manny Exclaimed.

The Mammoth Walked Over And Grabbed The Melon With His Trunk. Just Before He Could Take The Melon Back, A Dodo Popped Out From The Bush, Threatingly Squawking At Manny Before Grabbing The Melon Right From His Trunk. It Ran Off, But Not Before Letting Out Another Squawk At The Mammals, Leaving Every One Of Them Extremely Confused.

"Uh... What Just Happened?" Luna Asked.

The Four Mammals Exchanged Equally Confused Looks Before Heading Off After The Bird.

***

After Following The Dodo, The Four Came Across A Small Hill Above A Clearing To See Hundreds Of Dodos. They Were All Lined Up, Shouting Chants As If They Were Preparing For Something.

"I Don't Know But I've Been Told!"

"I Don't Know But I've Been Told!"

"End Of The World Be Mighty Cold!"

"End Of The World Be Mighty Cold!"

There Was Four Dodos Perched Atop Tall Hills, Yelling Somewhat Inspirational Quotes.

"Prepare For The Ice Age!"

"Protect The Dodo Way Of Life!"

"Survival Separates The Dodos From The Beasts!" The Fourth One Yelled, Perched On A Hill With The Third Dodo.

The Fourth Dodo Knocked The Third Dodo With A Stick During His Little Speech.

"Protect The Dodo Way Of Life!" Another Dodo Repeated.

"Prepare For The Ice Age!" 

At That, A Confused Expression Came Onto The Sloth's Face.

"Ice Age?" Sid Questioned, Looking To His Companions.

"I've Heard Of These Crackpots." Diego Muttered.

"I Thought Those Dump Birds Died Out." Luna Whispered, Curiously.

"Unfortunately Not." Diego Said, Making Luna Stiffen Her Laughter.

A Dodo Passed By Them, Carrying The Melon They Found Earlier. The Mammals Watched As It Placed It On A Pile With Two Other Melons, Before It Turned Around And Saw The Shadows The Four Cast On The Ground. It Quickly Looked Up And Squawked In Surprise At Seeing Them Before Running Off, Yelling.

"Intruders! Intruders!"

Nearby, Another Dodo Was Talking To Three Dodos, Surrounding A Tar Pit.

"Now, Don't Fall In. If You Do, You'll Definitely-" It Was Cut Off By The Yelling Dodo, Who Ran Towards Them, And In His Little Panic, Accidentally Tripped And Fell Into The Burning Tar Pit, As The Surrounding Dodos Watched And Screwed Their Faces With Disgust As The Dodo Fell To His Death. The Cut Off Dodo Watched With A Blank Expression, Looking To The Other Three. "Burn And Die." He Concluded, Nonchalantly.

Since The Herd Had Already Been Spotted, They Made Their Way Down The Hill Stump And Came Up To Dodo's Melon 'Pile', As Manny Passed The Baby To Sid.

"Hey, Can We Have Our Melon Back?" He Asked Before Gesturing To The Baby In The Sloth's Arms, "Junior's Hungry And, Uh-"

"No Way!" One Dodo Exclaimed, Running Up To The Pile And Jumping Onto The Melons Protectively, "This Is Our Private Stockpile For The Ice Age! Subtractic Temperature Will Force Us Underground For A Million Billion Years!"

"So, You Got Three Melons?" Manny Asked, Raising A Brow Directly At The Birds.

"That's Just Plain Stupid. Even For Them." Luna Whispered To Diego, Who Chuckled Lowly.

The Dodos Looked At Their Melons, Realizing That The Mammoth Had A Point, Before Glaring At The Four Animals.

"If You Weren't Smart Enough To Plan Ahead Then Doom On You!" The Dodo Exclaimed, And The Rest Of Them Began Chanting The Same Thing, Moving Closer To The Five With Strange Looks In Their Eyes.

"Doom On You. Doom On You."

"Get Away From Me." Manny Snapped At The Birds, But They Just Kept Coming Closer.

Luna Stared At The Weird Birds, Slowly Backing Up As They Even Began To Approach Her, Absentmindedly Stepping Back And Ducking Down To Hide Underneath Diego.

The Male Saber Looked Down And Raised A Brow At The Cub's Antics, But Ignored Her And Focused Back On The Birds Who Were Getting Even Closer.

But Then, Something Made Them Stop, And That Was When The Lead Dodo Who Stood On The Melons Suddenly Slipped And Fell Off, Resulting In The Melon To Fall From The Pile And Roll Into The Baby's Waiting Arms As Sid Puts Him Down.

"Oh, No! No Retrieve The Melon! Tae Kwon Dodos, Attack!"

The Dodos Suddenly Did Martial Arts Poses, Trying To Be Intimidating. They Started Kicking Each Other. One Dodo Kicked One Dodo Towards The Baby, He Then Kicked The Melon Out Of Roshan's Hands To Another Dodo Who Caught The Melon With His Head And Tossed It To Another Dodo. Tossing It From One Dodo To Another, They Kept Tossing It Until One Dodo Accidently Tossed It Over A Cliff.

"The Melon!" The Dodo Screamed.

"THE MELON, THE MELON, THE MELON, THE MELON..." The Dodos Squawked.

Not Paying Much Attention, They Pushed The Dodo Off The Cliff, Taking Themselves With Him.

"There Goes Our Last Female." A Dodo Complained.

Sid Snuck Behind The Tree Stump And Attempted To Take One Of The Melons But The Dodos Noticed Him And Charged At Him. Together, They Took The Melon Out Of Sid's Hands And Tossed It To Each Other Upward One Dodo Kicked It Away. Three Dodos Caught It With Their Beaks, But They Were Standing Right Above The Smoking Crater.

"GOT IT, GOT IT, GOT IT, GOT IT, GOT IT!... DON'T GOT IT!" The Dodos Shouted Before They Fell Into The Crater Along With The Melon.

The Dodos Turned Around And Gasped, "The Last Melon."

Sid Had The Last Melon In His Grasp But Was Mobbed By All Of The Dodos. The Melon Flew Out Of The Sloth's Hands. Manny Caught The Melon And Held It High, Preventing It From Being Snatched Up By The Dodos. But As He Concentrated In Protecting The Melon, He Failed To Notice One Of The Dodos Was Behind Him.

The Dodo Leaped Up And Chomped On Manny's Tail, Causing Him To Scream In Pain And Toss The Melon Into The Air. Sid Runs After It, Dodging Several Dodos Along The Way. The Melon Bounced On Some Of The Birds' Heads Before Landing In Sid's Hands. Sid Smiled, Now Having Some Food For The Baby. But As He Looks Up, He Notices All The Dodos Were Starting To Close In On Him, Ready For The Final Assault To Grab The Melon.

Surrounded, Sid Looked At The Baby, Who Held His Hands Out, Wanting The Melon. Outnumbered, But Not Giving Up On Roshan, Sid Held The Melon Tightly And Started Running Through The Dodo Flocks. Using His Hand To protect Him, He Pushed, Shoved, And Smacked Every Dodo In His Path Out Of The Way. Some Dodos Tried Attacking Sid, But Ended Up Inadvertently Attacking Each Other.

Fighting His Way Through The Flocks, Sid Saw The Remaining Flock Charging Towards Him All Around. Makking A Risky Move, Sid Jumped Up And Flew Above All The Dodos. Roshan, Manny, Diego, And Luna Watched Their Sloth Friend Fly In The Sky. Roshan Closed His Eyes, Worried For The Sloth. Sid Landed On The Ground Hard, But He Managed To Save The Melon. The Baby Looked And Cheered, Along With The Others. Sid Successfully Saved The Food For Roshan.

Sid Celebrated His Victory While The Dodos Mourned Over The Loss Of Their Food Supply. Sid Didn't Pay Attention, Being Too Busy To Notice. But In His Joy, He Threw The Melon To The Ground Like A Football Player Spiking The Ball After A Touchdown. This Caused Everyone's Joy To Turn Into Shock.

"AAH, Sid! Now, We Gotta Find More Food." Diego Said.

Manny, Sid, Diego And Luna Looks At The Baby Eating The Melon Slices And Saw The Dodos Running.

"Look At That. Dinner And A Show." Manny Said.

"How Long Before They Realize That They're Heading Towards A Cliff?" Luna Asked.

Realizing Their Mistake, The Dodo At The Top Tried To Get The Other To The Left And Away From The Edge Of The Cliff.

"Left, Left, Left!" The Dodo On The Top Said But It Was Too Late. All Of The Dodos Screamed As They Fell Off The Cliff As There Fate Waited At The Bottom.

***

It Was Night Time, Sid Was Looking For Food For Himself.

"Now To Find A Meal Befitting A Conquering Hero!" Sid Said To Himself But As He Moved A Branch Out Of The Way, It Hit Him Knocking Him Down As It Returned To It's Original Place.

"What Ho? A Foe? Come On, Come On, You Want A Piece Of Me." Sid Said While Standing In A Boxing Like Stance And Holding His Fists Out At The Trees. He Karate Chopped The Tree And His Paw Went Into A Small Hole Near The Bottom Of The Tree. As He Took His Paw Out, He Pulled Out A Small Acorn.

"Spoils, Worthy Pf Such A Noble..." Just Before Sid Could Put It In His Mouth, Scrat Appeared From Nowhere And Attacked Sid.

Managing To Get The Acorn Back, Scrat Jumped Down From Sid And Brandished His Knuckles At Sid And Stomped Away Leaving Sid Dazed And Confused On The Ground.

***

Meanwhile Back At The Place, Manny Had Decided Was Sutible For Himself, Roshan And The Other Three To Stay For The Night. The Baby Was Laying On It's Back On A Rock And Manny Picked Them Up With His Trunk.

"Bedtime, Squirts." Manny Said As He Lied Down Himself With Diego And Luna Already Sleeping Just A Little Further From Him. He Stared At The Sleeping Male Saber Having A Little Trust In Him In Not Trying To Take The Human Baby While He, Sid And Luna Slept Through The Night.

"Oh, The Triumphant Return." Manny Said, Sacastically.

"Huh... Oh That." Sid Said.

Sid Found A Rock Close To Manny And Decided On Sleeping There For The Night.

"I'm So Full." Sid Said, Rubbing His Stomach In Fake Fullness.

"How About A Good Night Kiss For Your Big Buddy, Sid." Sid Said.

"Shhh! They're Asleep." Manny Shushed.

"I Was Talking To You." Sid Replied To Manny.

Manny Gave Him An Angry Look And Sid Sighed.

"Fine, I'll Tuck Myself In." Sid Wiggled And Yawned And Layed On The Rock, Yawning While Saying, "Alright, Goodnight." Sid Looked Like He Had Just Fallen Asleep Right Away, But Then He Turned Over Groaning And Yawning, Stretching Himself And Cracking The Bones In His Body.

"Will You Stop It?!" Manny Scolded, Quietly.

"Alright, Alright. I Was Just Trying To Relax." Sid Replied And Eventually Fell Asleep.

Manny Again Looked Back At Diego, Who Remained Sleeping. He Didn't Trust Diego At All But For Now He Seemed Harmless So He Closed His Eyes And Went To Sleep.

Moments After He Slept, The Male Saber Opened His Glowing, Emerald Green Eyes Completely Wide And Scanned The Area Around Him. When Certain That Everyone's Asleep, He Slinked His Way Over Towards The Mammoth, The Saber Cub, And The Baby.

When Close Enough, He Double Checked To See If The Three Were Certainly Asleep, To Which They Were, And He Slowly Began To Lift His Paw, Attempting To Take The Baby Out Of Manny's Trunk, But Stopped When He Heard A Noise.

Turning His Head In The Direction Of Where It Came From, He Just Glared At The Source, Which Came From Sid's Snoring, He Looked At Luna Who Continued To Sleep Peacefully, Like She Didn't Hear Anything.

Realizing He Wasn't Caught, Diego Tries To Snatch The Baby Again, But A Rustle Noise Stopped Him, Causing Him To Make A Slight Noise.

This Time, Manny Moves His Trunk Closer Towards Him And Holding Roshan Tighter In His Grip. Frustrated That His Chances Failed, He Looked Up At The Mammoth Before Looking Over At A Nearby Hill.

He Quietly Approached It And Crouched Down As IfHe Was Hunting, And Waited For The Perfect Moment To Strike. When He Saw The Dead Bush Rustling, He Leaped Into The Air With A Growl Over The Bush And Tackled His Watcher, Pinned Him Down And Was About To Attack Him When He Stopped Immediately When He Recognized The Watcher.

It Was Zeke, A Saber From His Pack.

"What The?" He Whispered, Completely Confused.

"Go Ahead... Slice Me. It'll Be The Last Thing You'll Ever Do." Zeke Challenged Diego.

"I'm Workin' Here, You Waste Of Fur." Diego Growly Lowly At Him.

"Frustrated, Diego?" He Looked Over His Shoulder To See Another Member From His Pack, Oscar Walking Over Towards Them. "Tracking Down Helpless Infants Too Difficult For You?" He Teased As Diego Got Off Zeke.

"What Are You Two Doing Here?" He Asked, More Specifically Towards Oscar As He Seemed Reliable.

"Soto's Getting Tired Of Waiting." Oscar Replied, Bluntly.

"Yeah." He Reaffirms, "He Said, 'Come Back With The Baby, Or Don't Come Back At All!'" Zeke Finishes, Laughing Hysterically.

"Well, I Have A Message For Soto." Diego Immediately Retorts, "Tell Him, I'm Bringing The Baby..." He Walks Away, "And Tell Him I'm Bringing..."

He Slowly Turns Back Towards Them With A Smirk Plastered On His Face. "A Mammoth..."

"A Mammoth?!" Zeke Gasped.

"Mammoths Never Travel Alone!" Oscar Remarks, Following Diego Who Walked Up Towards The Edge Of A Hill.

"Well, This One Does." Diego Comments, Showing That He Was Telling The Truth. "And I'm Leading Him To Half Peak."

Oscar Eyes The Mammoth, But Another Animal Not Far Off Soon Catches His Attention. "You Also Found A Saber Cub While Tracking The Baby?" He Questioned Diego With A Raised Brow.

"Yep. Her Name Is Luna And I Think She'll Be A Great Use To Us." Diego Stated, Sounding Unsure. Oscar Narrows His Eyes At Diego And Looks Down At The Cub, Nodding Slowly To His Comment.

"Was She With Her Pack When You Found Her?" Oscars Asked.

"No. She Claimed That She Left Her Pack, But I Don't Believe It. She's Probably The Runt Of The Pack." Diego Said.

"Mmm..." Zeke Drools Out. He Was Still Looking At The Mammoth As HisEyes Filled With Hunger And Excitement. "Look At All That Meat..."

No Longer Able To Hold Himself Back, He Goes For It. "LET'S GET'EM!"

"Not Yet!" Diego Jumps In Front Of Zeke, Preventing Him To Go Any Further. "We'll Need The Whole Pack To This Mammoth Down." He Backs The Smaller Saber Next To Oscar Who Was Still Suspicious.

"Get Everyone Ready." He Turned Away To Head Back, But Noticed The Two Sabers Still Standing There.

"NOW!"

Zeke Runs Almost Immediately, While Oscar Stares At The Herd And Diego One Last Time Before Slowly Following Zeke.

DiegoLets Out A Silent Groan Once They Were Gone, As He Heads Back To The Spot He 'Slept' On, Resting His Body Down And Rested His Eyes, Allowing Darkness To Consume Him And Sleep The Night Away.

***

The Night Soon Passed, And The Sky Was Filled With Many Shades Of Orange And Pink As The Sun Slowly Rose To Shine.

Manny Slowly Woke Up From His Slumber, Feeling That Something Was Missing. He Made His Trunk Curl Around The Baby Tighter...

The Only Problem Was The Baby Wasn't There And Then He Looked For Luna, Only To Find Out That She's Missing Too.

That Made Manny Awake Up.

Manny Stomped His Feet And Diego, Who Yelped Loudly, Jolt Off The Ground Wide Awake, Looking Around Viciously Till He Noticed The Mammoth Towering Over Him.

"Where's The Baby And Luna?!" Manny Demanded Loudly, Eyeing Diego For An Answer.

"You Lost Them?!" Diego Questioned In Disbelief, Getting Up At The Mammoth, Knowing That He Saw The Baby With Manny And Luna Didn't Move Last Night.

Soon, Diego And Manny Realized Who Had The Baby And Luna.

"SID!" Manny And Diego Shouted.